terminology Flashcards
1
Q
ab-
A
away from, not
2
Q
alveol-
A
tooth socket
3
Q
an, a-
A
without, not
4
Q
ante-
A
before
5
Q
antr-
A
cavity
6
Q
arthr-
A
joint
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
benign-
A
mild, not cancerous
9
Q
bucc-
A
cheek
10
Q
calc-
A
stone
11
Q
centesis-
A
puncture
12
Q
cephal-
A
head
13
Q
cervic-
A
neck
14
Q
cut-
A
skin
15
Q
cyst-
A
sac containing fluid, bladder
16
Q
dent-
A
teeth
17
Q
dys-
A
bad
18
Q
en-
A
in
19
Q
end-
A
inside, within
20
Q
ex, ec-
A
out, from
21
Q
fistul-
A
pipe, tube
22
Q
gemin-
A
twin, double
23
Q
gingiv-
A
gum
24
Q
gloss-
A
tongue
25
grad-
walk, take steps
26
gram-
record
27
hemi-
half
28
homo-
same
29
hyper-
above, more than
30
hypo-
under
31
infra-
beneath
32
inter-
between
33
intra-
within
34
labi-
lip
35
later-
side
36
lingu-
tongue
37
lith/o-
stone
38
macr, macro-
large
39
mal-
bad
40
malign-
bad
41
micr, micro-
small
42
myel-
bone marrow
43
neo-
new
44
odont-
tooth
45
or-
mouth
46
os, oss, ost, oste-
bone
47
pan-
all
48
para-
beside, near
49
path-
disease
50
peri-
around, about
51
physio-
nature
52
plast-
surgical repair
53
post-
after
54
pre-
in front of, before
55
pro-
in front of, before
56
quad/ro-
four
57
radi-
ray
58
radic-
root
59
retro-
backwards
60
semi-
half
61
sinus-
hollow space
62
stom, stoma-
mouth, opening
63
sub-
under
64
supra-
above
65
top-
place
66
trans-
through, across
67
traum-
wound, injury
68
tri-
three
69
vestibul-
entrance
70
-cide
death
71
-ostomy
create an opening
72
-desis
binding
73
-vulse
twitch, pull
74
-rrhage
excessive flow
75
-genic
original product
76
-trophy
development
77
-pexy
suspension
78
-esthesia
sensation
79
-ology
study of
80
-plasia
development
81
-ectomy
surgical removal
82
-osis
any cindition
83
-algia
pain
84
-otomy
cut into
85
-lysis
loosening, destruction
86
-odyn
pain
87
-itis
inflammation
88
-ologist
specialist in the study of
89
-oma
tumor
